Photo Flash: Wing Welcomes HAIR to Birdland
By: Eddie Varley Oct. 27, 2009
Andy Sandberg (Tony Award winning producer of Hair) and Jim Caruso's Cast Party presenTed Wing at BIRDLAND, a limited, two-night engagement of this international recording and internet sensation at New York's premier concert venue.
The New Zealander surprised the audience with a performance of "Aquarius," and was joined by cast members of the Broadway company of Hair, as well as Jim Rado, one of the show's co-creators.
The Hong-Kong native and 'Asian Sensation' made her triumphant return to New York as part of the Broadway at Birdland. Wing made her New York debut last year at Birdland in a one-night-only concert, where she received standing ovations from a sold-out audience that included the likes of Michael Feinstein, as well as Blake Lively and Penn Badgley of "Gossip Girl" fame.
She performed some of her most popular favorites, including the first live performances of songs from her newly released Michael Jackson/Celine Dion album entitled "Beat It." She also debuted some songs from current Broadway favorites like "Hair," "9 to 5," and "Phantom of the Opera."
Wing achieved cult status through her unique vocal stylings, mastering hit songs by Michael Jackson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, ABBA, the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Mariah Carey, AC/DC, and so many more!
With millions of fans worldwide, she has taken the globe by storm. Wing has been compared to Florence Foster Jenkins, who raised alternative singing into an art form. Before "American Idol" even hit the air, Wing was already a worldwide phenomenon, outshining the success of "Idol" star William Hung and putting Clay Aiken to shame with her eighteen hit CDs.
Recently, she was immortalized with her very own episode of "South Park," the animated series.
Hair is presented on Broadway by The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Andrew D. Hamingson, Executive Director) Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Gary GoddardEntertainment,Kathleen K. Johnson, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Fran KirmserProductions/Jed Bernstein,Marc Frankel, Broadway Across America, Barbara Manocherian/WenCarLar Productions, JK Productions/Terry Schnuck, Andy Sandberg, Jam Theatricals, The Weinstein Company / Norton Herrick, Jujamcyn Theaters, Joey Parnes and by special arrangement with Elizabeth Ireland McCann.
Tickets for Hair (starting at $37.00) are available via Telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m., Thursday - Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00.
Ghostlight Records' New Broadway Cast Recording of Hair is currently available in stores and on iTunes.
For more information, visit www.HairBroadway.com
Wing backed up by Anthony Hollock , Krystal Brown, Andy Sandberg, James Rado and Adnrew Kober
Krystal Brown, James Rado, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Allison Guinn, Andrew Kober and Anthony Hollock
Krystal Brown, James Rado, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Allison Guinn, Andrew Kober and Anthony Hollock
Jim Rado, Andy Sandberg, Wing, Allison Guinn, Krystal Joy Johnson, Andrew Kober, Anthony Hollock and Jay Armstrong Johnson
James Rado (Co-Creator of Hair), Andy Sandberg (Producer), Wing, with the cast of Hair, Andrew Kober (Margaret Mead/Dad), Allison Guinn (Tribe), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Tribe), Anthony Hollock (Tribe), and Krystal Brown (Abraham Lincoln).
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